Results Announcement
Deadline Date:
October 7, 2025
Advisors:
Lee, Janice, Toronto
McKenzie, Heidi, Toronto
Ochoa, Meryl, Stratford
Wolfe, Jera, Toronto
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) uses two forms of peer assessment to award grants in this program.
For applications in Category 1 – Tour – Individuals, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations, assessors evaluate applications using specific program criteria and decide which applicants should receive grants. Their recommendations are approved by OAC’s CEO.
For applications in Category 2 – Large-scale tour – Organizations, assessors provide advice and help set priorities but do not make grant decisions. The program officer makes grant recommendations based on assessors’ comments, OAC priorities, the program budget and the number of applications to the program. These recommendations are approved by OAC’s CEO and board of directors.
To safeguard the integrity of the peer assessment process, we do not allow anyone who has a direct conflict of interest with an application to serve on an assessment panel where that application is to be reviewed. Indirect conflicts of interest are managed by a standard OAC procedure.
Number of Applications:
73
Total Requested:
$2,020,370
Number of Grants Awarded:
26
Total Recommended:
$689,430
Recipients:
Category 1 – Tour – Individuals, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations
Arts Collective Theatre, Windsor, $21,000
Canadian Jazz Collective, Ottawa, $22,500
Chimera Project Dance Theatre, Toronto, $8,084
Common Collective, Stratford, $22,000
Daughters of Donbas, Toronto, $16,500
Éditions Terre d'Accueil, Oshawa, $9,000
Lee, Robert, Toronto, $20,000
New Music Concerts, Toronto, $17,000
Raynaud, Caroline, Sudbury, $22,000
Roseneath Theatre, Toronto, $15,000
SaMel Tanz, Gravenhurst, $22,500
Shen, Lisa, Mississauga, $5,500
Tavoosi, Bahman, Toronto, $4,000
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, $10,000
WeeFestival of Arts and Culture for Early Years, Toronto, $11,250
Category 2 – Large-scale tour – Organizations
Ballet Jörgen and Jorgen Dance, Toronto, $53,500
bluemouth inc., Toronto, $31,500
Canadian Arabic Orchestra, Mississauga, $45,000
Crow's Theatre, Toronto, $39,792
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, $45,000
Nova Dance, Toronto, $35,000
Talk Is Free Theatre, Barrie, $51,300
That Arts Group, Toronto, $40,703
Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, $53,500
Volcano Theatre, Toronto, $37,800
Why Not Theatre, Toronto, $30,001